Combined Science GCSE
Reactivity of Group 1 metals
What Reactivity of Group 1 metals means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A property that increases from lithium to sodium to potassium, so elements lower down react even more vigorously with water.
Topics that use Reactivity of Group 1 metals
- Group 1 (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Group trends and reactivity
- Metallic bonding and melting point
- Reactivity trends down Group 1
- Using data to make predictions
- Electron configuration and the outer shell
- Formation of 1⁺ ions
- Group 1 alkali metals
- Ion formation and charge
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